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Romset and name:
magmax Mag Max (set 1)
Short name:
Mag Max
Manufacturer:
Nichibutsu
Year:
1985
Genre:
Shooter
Category:
Shooter / Misc. Horizontal
Serie:
-
Driver source:
nichibutsu/magmax.cpp
Language:
English
Similar games:
Input / Controls
Players:
Up to 2 players (solo, 2 alternates)
Input:
Joystick 8 ways
Buttons / keys:
1
Coins:
2
Cabinet:
Cocktail, Upright
Free-play:
Supported

Rankings
Average user rating:
AntoPISA BestGame:
70 to 80 (Good)
MASH All-Time:
1985
Video
Display:
256x224@60 Hz, CRT 15kHz
Orientation:
Horizontal
Scrolling:
Unknown
Colors:
-
CPU:
Motorola MC68000, Zilog Z80
Audio
Sound:
Mono
Audio chips:
AY-3-8910A PSG, Biquad Filter, Generic Audio Mixer, Speaker
Romset
First release:
Mame 0.37b7 (0.43) released on sep-05 2000
Last release:
Mame 0.271 released on oct-31 2024
Clone of:
-
Clones:
Bios:
Not required
Use rom of:
-
Use sample of:
-
Previous romset:
None
New romset:
None
Files
Dump:
GOOD
Required files:
Romset:
Status
OVERALL:
GOOD
Emulation:
Good
Graphic:
Good
Color:
Good
Sound:
Good
Cocktail:
Good
Protection:
Good
Save state:
Supported
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  • Arcade Video game published 39 years ago:

    Mag Max © 1985 Nichibutsu.

    Mag Max is a horizontally scrolling shoot-em-up in which a single player takes control of the 'Maxcraft' hover-ship and must battle their way through an packed enemy installation to find and destroy the invading alien 'Dragonia' fleet.

    The action takes place both above and below ground and transporters appear throughout the game that allows the Maxcraft warp between the two as players search for the three-headed 'Dragonship'.

    At various points the player will come across robot components - either a torso, a pair of legs or a plasma gun - and collecting these will eventually see the player's hover-ship become a towering robot, vastly increasing its firepower in the process.

    If the Maxcraft takes an enemy hit when additional components are attached, a component is lost. If the ship is hit when only in basic form, however, a life is lost.

    TECHNICAL
    Main CPU: Motorola 68000 (@ 8 Mhz)
    Sound CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 2.5 Mhz)
    Sound Chips: (3x) General Instrument AY8910 (@ 1.25 Mhz)

    Players: 1
    Control: 8-way joystick
    Buttons: 1

    TRIVIA
    Mag Max was released in July 1985.

    Some enemies from Nichibutsu's earlier game "Seicross" also appear as enemies in Mag Max.

    Default highscore table (BEST 5):
    RANK SCORE NAME
    1 68000 MACINTOSH
    2 56000 MADMAX
    3 44000 MACADAMIA-
    4 32000 NUTS
    5 20000 MANGETSU

    STAFF
    Director/Designer: Shigeki Fujiwara
    Hardware: Isao Shiki
    Sound: Ryoichi Yamada

    PORTS
    • CONSOLES:
    [JP] Nintendo Famicom (1986) "Mag Max [Model NBF-MM]"
    [US] Nintendo NES (1988) "Mag Max [Model NES-MM-USA]"
    [JP] Sony PS4 [PSN] (apr.2, 2015) "Arcade Archives - Mag Max [Model CUSA-01824]"
    [AS] Sony PlayStation 4 [PSN] (june.5, 2015) "Arcade Archives - Mag Max"
    [US] Sony PlayStation 4 [PSN] (jul.21, 2015) "Arcade Archives - Mag Max [Model CUSA-00992]"
    [EU] [AU] Sony PlayStation 4 [PSN] (dec.2, 2015) "Arcade Archives - Mag Max [Model CUSA-03165]"

    • COMPUTERS:
    Amstrad CPC (1986)
    Commodore C64 (1987)
    Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1987)

    CONTRIBUTE
    Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=1436&o=2
    Informations provided by © Alexis Bousiges
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    NOTICE: The short version was discontinued in November 2019
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